Micah is the New York Rangers' best player in the playoffs

Zibanejad has been the New York Rangers best player in the playoffs

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The New York Rangers are a team and they would not be where they are today without the contributions of every single player on the roster.

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Of course, at postseason’s end the Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the MVP of the playoffs and each team probably has at

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least one or two candidates. In the case of the Blueshirts the argument can be made that three players are worthy of consideration

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Here are my three choices as the Rangers top candidates for the Conn Smythe. It should

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be understood that there’s still a lot of playoff hockey to be played so this could change.

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He’s the leader among all defensemen in playoff scoring with 20 points (5G – 15 A) in 15 games.

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With his two assists in Game 1 against the Lightning he extended his home point streak to 8 straight playoff games a new team record.

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He also holds the record for most points in elimination games by a defenseman in a single playoff season with 10 (5 GP, 2G – 8A).

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